7 Dec 2009

Fluid - Turn your favorite sites into Mac desktop apps

Web applications like Gmail, Facebook, Campfire and Pandora are becoming more and more like desktop applications every day. Running each of these web apps in an individual tab in your browser can be a real pain.

Fluid lets you create a Site Specific Browser (SSB) out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into desktop apps.

Using Fluid to create an SSB out of your favorite website is simple. Enter the website's URL, provide a name, and optionally choose an icon. Click "Create", and within seconds your chosen website has been converted into a fully native Mac desktop application that appears in your Dock.

Version 0.9.6   |   3.6 MB

Mac OS X 10.5 or later

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I have found this to be a great app addition on my Mac. I have taken sites like GrooveShark and created my own apps. For instance. I like listening to GrooveShark for my music throughout the day. Yet, somehow I always forget the tab I have open and end up closing the window I have my tunes running through. Which in turn no more music!

With Fluid app. I have an app "GrooveShark" that is open and isn't in my browser (FireFox). Fluid App http://fluidapp.com is free to use and is extremely fast.